Maine man tries to reenact Homer vs. New York on parking boot

May 9, 2009   1 Comment  

He really, really wanted to drive away. According to the Bangor Daily News, Michael Harman, 48, of Millinocket, Maine was none too happy with getting a boot placed on his pickup truck. So he tried to drive away anyway. In an effort to scofflaw three unpaid parking tickets, Harman damaged a $500 “Denver Boot” device [...]

CES 2009: Boot your computer in hyperspeed

Jan. 6, 2009   1 Comment  

The notorious Windows boot time can be an onerous necessity when all you want to do is check e-mail or hit up your favorite magazine (like Blast) for a quick hit of news. Phoenix Technologies latest product, debuting at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, is called HyperSpace. It’s a slick, compact Linux based platform [...]